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Fish of Noosa & the Sunshine Coast

Fish of the Queensland Coast

Pearl Perch

Description

Pearl Perch is the thug of the Estuaries, one of the toughest competitors whos love for snag infested waters demands
strong man handling tactics! Pearl Perch are a typical perch shape. They can range from almost pale pink to a dirty red
brown. They have large eyes, strong jaws and powerful canine teeth. Each scale has a dark spot. They are often confused
with the Red Bass, red bass have a much brighter red hue than the Pearl Perch and Red Bass have a deep pit before their
eye which the Pearl Perch doesn't. They can grow as large as 12kgs on offshore reefs however commonly caught in the estuaries up
to about 2kgs.

Habitat

In Australia Pearl Perch are essentially a tropic and sub tropic fish ranging from just inside Northern New South Wales,
right through Queensland, Northern Territory into the Northern half of Western Australia. Pearl Perch can be found from the
far up reaches of freshwater streams that feed into large estuary systems, down right through out the estuary system itself
and out on to headlands and close reefs (where it is often confused with the Red Bass)